Cespedes' 10th-inning single ends skid

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"He's been doing that ever since he's come over here," Holt said of Cespedes. Edwin Encarnacion followed with a two-run double beyond the reach of a leaping Cespedes in left, tying it at 3-3. Brock Holt hit a one-out single off Aaron Sanchez in the 10th a… (more)nd stole second as Dustin Pedroia struck out, with the steal confirmed by video review. The right-handed reliever got Adam Lind to hit into a fielder's choice that scored Jose Reyes for the second out, but he couldn't retire Edwin Encarnacion, who followed up with a two-run double to left field that tied the game at 3, sending it to extra innings.

Cespedes stars in 10th as Red Sox end skid

Yoenis Cespedes singled home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and the Boston Red Sox survived a ninth-inning collapse to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Monday night, snapping their losing streak at eight games.